eigre
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
- eidir, eidre
- eiger, eigir
- oigir, oigre
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hēres.
Noun
eigre m
- heir, inheritor, successor, descendant
Derived terms
- eigrecht
Descendants
- Irish: oidhre
- Manx: eirey
- Scottish Gaelic: oighre
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| eigre | unchanged | n-eigre |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “eigre, oigre, eiger, eigir, oigir”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN